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Letters Patent No. 93,022, dated July 27, 1869.

TOY-H OOP.,

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent'and making part of the same.

' To all persons to whom these presents may come:

Be it known that I, GEBRA L. TAYLOR, of Norwich, in the county of New London, and State of Connectiout, have invented a Toy-Hoop; and do hereby declare the same to be fully describedin the following" p sha-ft H, and, iidesirable, another-such cross, N, may

specification, and represented in the accompanying drawings, of Which- Figure 1 is a topview, and

Figure 2, a side elevation 'of it.

In such drawings* l l A denotes a bifureated handle, having a hoop, or wheel, B, arranged between and pivoted toits prongs a a, the same being so that the -hoop may be readily revolved on its pivot b, situated at or near the extremities of the prongs.

Within a frame, Q, fixed on the handle, there is a pulley,'D, whose periphery bears against that of the hoop.

The shaft E oi' the said pulley carries another larger or grooved pulley, F, about which, and a pulley, G,

A fixed on the driving-shaft H, of a toy-engine, L, an

endless band, I, travels, the Whole beingso that when the hoop is put in revolution, a rotary motion shall be imparted to the said toy-engine driving-shaft.

This latter shaft (shown at H) has a bell-crank, a?, from which a connecting-rod, b, proceeds to one end of a working-beam, or lever, c.

A piston-rod, d, pivoted to the other end of the beam c, enters a cylinder, d', arranged as represented.

The said cylinder, piston-rod, Working-beam, connecting-rod, and cranked shaft, with their supporting frame, as shown in the drawings, are designed to exhibit an imitation 'of a common steam-engine, and constitute the toy-engine L.

Furthermore, there may be a cross, K, fixed to the be applied to the shaft ofthe pulley D. l

While the hoop ma'y be trundled upon the'ground,

or a floor or surface, by a person having hold of they handle, rotary motion will be imparted to the toy-eugine, as well as to each cross'.

v The article, or toy-hoop;1 made as described, is designed as a toy for affording pleasure and useful exercise to a child.

' I claim as my invention- 1. The arrangement and combination of the fureated handle A, the hoop, or Wheel B, the toy-engine L, and the mechanism applied thereto, and to the hoop, or wheel, for the purpose of transmitting motion to the engine from the hoop; or wheel, While being trundled or revolved, as explained.

2. The combination of the cross K, or crosses K N, with the furcated handle A', the hoop B, the toy-en` gine L, and the mechanism for operating the engine, by means of the hoop B, while being revolved, as specified.

CEBRA L..TAYLOR. Witnesses:

HARMONY DURFEY, 'BENJAMIN DURFEY. 

